Natural cuticle-inspired chitin/silk fibroin/cellulose nanocrystal biocomposite films: fabrication and characterization

This study aims at developing a green sustainable bio-inspired composite film by combining the flexible chitin/silk fibroin matrix (CT/SF) and the rigid cellulose nanocrystals (CNC) with the multi-layer chiral nematic structure. The effects of CNC concentration on the chemical bonding, optical- and...

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Published in:	Materials Research Express
Main Authors:	Kaimeng Xu, Yulu Zhang, Qian Ye, Jiaxi Wu, Qiushi Li, Ganmao Su, David Paul Harper, Guanben Du, Xiaofei P Ye, Siqun Wang
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	IOP Publishing 2021-01-01
Subjects:	cellulose nanocrystal chitin silk fibroin biomimetic biocomposites
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1088/2053-1591/abe974

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